The president’s budget proposal, which will be released next week, includes the following:
• $3.95 billion over six years for the National Health Services Corps to grow the program
• $5.23 billion over 10 years to train primary care residents in team-based care, such as how to treat patients in accountable care organizations
• $5.44 billion to extend higher payments to Medicaid providers
“The president’s primary care workforce proposal recognizes that without meaningful access to primary care, the promise of a new insurance card will too often go unrealized,” Tom Van Coverden, president and CEO of the NACHC, said in a news release. “If passed into law, these proposals would be a game changer, incentivizing the next generation of aspiring clinicians to enter primary care and to serve those most in need.”
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